Ham Wall is a National Nature Reserve located near Glastonbury on the Somerset Levels in Somerset England and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
I wasn’t sure but I believed I had been here before but it was probably many many years.
This image was the first I produced in my project Life In A Somerset Landscape.
It was inspired by fascination with Maize fields and I wanted to create an image set around one.
I decided rather that capture a person within the scene I would approach local bird sanctuary Sharandy’s Bird Of Prey who had a lovely barn owl called Breeze who they kindly allowed me to Photograph.
All composite image throw up surprises and this one was no different. It wasn’t shooting the Owl or masking the fine details of the Maize heads although this was a challenge and I had to combine several techniques to solve it.
No the main issue was finding a rustic looking fence which living where I do I did not anticipate for one minute having a problem finding.In the end I found a fairly new fence and had to age it in post production and add extra foliage to create the vision I had for it.
The final image came together well complete with Glastonbury Tor and mist that can often be found on the Somerset Levels around September time.
Behind The Scenes Video
It’s not uncommon for me to shoot images and leave them for a short while before deciding to retouch them.I’m not sure why I do this and it does not happen with all the images I shoot and certainly not with my clients images !Read More
